Family name Alger (Alger 
, الجير 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Alger is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a common surname, El Salvador, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United States. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Algeria, the United States, and France. Much less frequently, Alger is the forename as well as the last name.
| alger de liège French priest, FR (b. 1055) |
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cyrus alger American arms manufacturer and inventor (1781-1856), US (b. 1781) |
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francis alger US (b. 1807) |
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william rounseville alger American clergyman and poet (1822-1905), US (b. 1822) |
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horatio alger American novelist (1832–1899), US (b. 1832) |
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russell alexander alger Union Army general (1836-1907), US (b. 1836) |
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| israel alger (b. 1787) |
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alpheus b. alger American politician (1854-1895), US (b. 1854) |
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| horatio alger father of Horatio Alger Jr. (b. 1806) |
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philip rounseville alger American naval officer, US (b. 1859) |
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| fanny alger Alleged first plural wife of Joseph Smith, US (b. 1816) |
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| john goldworth alger English journalist and historian, GB (b. 1836) |
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| mary alger British headmistress, GB (b. 1838) |
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mary donlon alger American lawyer and politician, US (b. 1893) |
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| abby langdon alger American author, ethnologist and translator, US (b. 1850) |
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